Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen by Lopez family's

Chapter 119

After returning from the fireworks event, Eileen felt that Egbert didn’t seem as angry anymore. She decided to seize the opportunity. She asked him, “Do you feel like nurturing some feelings tonight? How about watching a romantic movie together?”

Egbert unlocked the door with his keys, walked in, and quietly replied, “No need, better get some rest.”

He closed the door behind him..

The next day when Eileen arrived at the set, Galen called her over. Galen, smoking a cigarette, said, “The actress playing Hertha is coming this afternoon due to scheduling issues. We need to shoot her scenes first, so we’ve adjusted the shooting schedule. Everyone will be focusing on Hertha’s scenes for now.”

Eileen blinked. “So, does this mean Joyce’s scenes will be postponed?”

Galen nodded. “Exactly. It’ll give you and Egbert more time to adjust.”

Eileen turned to look in the direction of Egbert, who was reading the script.

“Does Mr. Reed know about this?” Eileen asked.

Galen replied, “Yes, he’s aware.”

Eileen nodded. “Alright.”

The new character, Hertha, was played by a secondary actress named Salome. Originally, for the role of Hertha, they could have cast a top-tier actress. But because Joyce’s role had been elevated, Galen contacted several actresses who had auditioned previously. However, when they found out they would be paired with a newcomer, they all declined. In the end, Galen had to pull some strings to bring Salome on board.

Salome, however, only had a two-month window and was set to join another production soon. So, Galen decided to shoot her scenes first.

In the following days, Eileen had very few scenes, almost none at all. Yet, she still went to the set every day because Galen wanted her to stay in touch with Egbert to continue building their relationship.

scenes were mostly indoors, Hertha’s scenes were mostly outdoors. Setting

Eileen sometimes attempted to strike up a conversation with Egbert, only to be interrupted by Salome. In the end, Eileen had to sit quietly on

time, Eileen either read the script, avoided Flossie, or helped distribute meals to the

the day. Salome cheerfully suggested, “We’ve been together for so

she heard this and immediately looked

“Sure.” Eileen smiled.

dined at a three-star hotel, which was considered upscale in this small town. The hotel’s third floor had a karaoke lounge,

Egbert’s glass, she raised her own glass and said, “Mr. Reed, I

drink. Instead, he reached for a glass of juice and said, “No need to

insisted, “No, we should all have a

she turned to the others and said, “We should all have a drink, right?

and requesting drinks.

his glass of juice and casually said, “I don’t drink.”

Reed, come on, that’s no fun

in front of Egbert, and downed it in one go,

room fell into a brief

the glass and looked at Egbert, winking at him. He

had eaten her fill and noticed that Egbert wasn’t eating anymore, she leaned

“That would be

drink,” she said, tugging at Egbert’s sleeve, urging him to

moment but eventually

know that they were leaving early. Then she took Egbert

outside, Eileen said to Egbert, “Look at me, being a good friend, drinking on your behalf.

hadn’t been talking to her lately, Eileen felt a bit disheartened and asked, “Egbert, what’s been going on with you? Have I done

looking across the street with an unusual expression. So, Egbert looked over and saw three cars parked